Baraboo Early Learning Cooperative

Located at 707 Center St, in Baraboo, Wisconsin, Baraboo Early Learning Cooperative is a very small elementary campus that serves 116 students (grade pre-K), run under Baraboo School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 64% below typical.

Across the 9 schools in Baraboo School District (2,598 students total), Baraboo Early Learning Cooperative accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Baraboo Early Learning Cooperative shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 38.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sauk County shows median household earnings sit near $79,541, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Baraboo Early Learning Cooperative is one of 30 public schools in Sauk County (combined enrollment of about 9,882 students).

West Elementary-Kindergarten Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Baraboo Early Learning Cooperative operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 160 students in 2018 compared to 116 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 80.0:1 in 2018 to 38.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.